Manafort Trial FBAR Conviction Alert ! In the U.S. v. Paul Manafort trial, the jury reached a partial verdict finding Paul Manafort guilty on five counts of tax fraud and one count of failing to file foreign bank account reports (“FBARs”).
The Internal Revenue Service issued guidance on new tax law changes that allow small business taxpayers with average annual gross receipts of $25 million or less in the prior three-year period to use the cash method of accounting.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanently lowered the federal corporate income tax rates, which decreased from 35 percent to 21 percent. According to the Tax Foundation research and an article by Erica York, on which they analyze the effects of such changes, they conclude that it is beneficial to the US economy.